Deadline: 9-Aug-21
The U.S. Embassy in Madagascar and Comoros has announced a full and open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a cooperative agreement with the Embassy’s Public Diplomacy (PD) section to support the Embassy’s focus on Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing (IUUF) by increasing public and stakeholder pressure on policy makers to reform policy to better combat IUUF.
Objectives
The project will achieve these goals by:
- Establishing an Enduring Community of Practice: Establishing an enduring, selfsustaining community of practice including researchers, civil society leaders, the private sector, and policy makers with the shared knowledge, interest, and motivation to act jointly to increase public awareness of IUUF and influence policy reform to combat IUUF.
- Raising Public Awareness: Conducting public programming, social media, and media engagements to increase public awareness of the need to combat IUUF.
- Building the Capacity of Journalists: Building the capacity of journalists to increase the quality and quantity of reporting on the issue.
Goals
In this program, the U.S. Embassy seeks to achieve three ambitious goals with the support of the selected organization:
- Increase public awareness in Madagascar, Comoros, and throughout the Western Indian Ocean region of the impact of IUUF on local livelihoods, food, security, economies, and environments.
- Enhance understanding of the U.S. Government’s policy position on IUUF and encourage the development of shared values and policy perspectives on this issue.
- Influence policy reform to combat IUUF in the target nations.
Funding Information
- Total available funding: $227,000
- Length of performance period: 24 months
- Number of awards anticipated: 1 award
- Anticipated project start date: October 15, 2021
Eligibility Criteria
- The Public Diplomacy section encourages applications from the United States, Madagascar, and Comoros.
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Registered not-for-profit organizations, including think tanks and civil society/nongovernmental organizations
- Public and private educational institutions
- Public International Organizations and Governmental institutions
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=334651